Marc Cucurella comes straight into the Chelsea starting XI for our friendly against Inter Milan at Stamford Bridge today.

The Spaniard returned to training earlier this week after his prolonged and triumphant involvement at Euro 2024.

**Reece James**, who also went the distance with England this summer, is on the bench, as are **Thiago Silva** and **Trevoh Chalobah** after their recoveries from injury.

**Mauricio Pochettino** oversees Chelsea at the Bridge for the first time, and he has made five changes to the team that started against Real Madrid on Tuesday.

The other fresh faces alongside Cucurella are **Noni Madueke**, **Levi Colwill**, **Ian Maatsen**, and **Lesley Ugochukwu**.

**Conor Gallagher** captains, with **Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall** and striker **Armando Broja** playing at the Bridge for the first time.

**Jorgensen**, **Bettinelli**, **Adarabioyo**, **Badiashile**, **Disasi**, **Chilwell**, **Veiga**, **Caicedo**, **Ugochukwu**, **Chukwuemeka**, **Sterling**, **Palmer**, **Nkunku**, and **Jackson** are also part of the squad.